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Old 01-08-2014, 08:49 PM
 
Location: Southeast Arizona
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Question for the OP - are history courses bringing down your GPA or is it business management courses?

If it is the former, then maybe history isn't the field in which you want to pursue graduate studies.
It's neither actually. What brought me down was a C in a couple Religious studies courses. I got solid A's and B's in my business and history courses.
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Old 01-08-2014, 10:28 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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It's neither actually. What brought me down was a C in a couple Religious studies courses. I got solid A's and B's in my business and history courses.
Too bad.

That may rule out becoming a pastor or a priest.

A church can be considered a non-profit business, which a pastor or priest has a major role in managing, and a good grasp of history would seem to be indispensable for a man of the cloth.
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Old 01-08-2014, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Southeast Arizona
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Too bad.

That may rule out becoming a pastor or a priest.

A church can be considered a non-profit business, which a pastor or priest has a major role in managing, and a good grasp of history would seem to be indispensable for a man of the cloth.
I'm not all that big on religion. Though I can see it's use.
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Old 01-15-2014, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Southeast Arizona
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So far. So good, nothing overtly bad has happened yet.

I have to finish this semester with all A's and complete the GRE, buy hey, I've overcome far more messed up things.
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Old 01-16-2014, 12:08 AM
 
Location: NC
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Have you considered the Foreign Service? Seems like the perfect job for history, political science or international relations majors. I'm looking into it as well.
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Old 02-23-2014, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Planet Telex
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Do not underestimate the ability to read, write and think well when it comes to getting a decent job.
You'll be surprised how many non-History majors actually struggle with this!
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Old 02-23-2014, 06:02 PM
 
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You'll be surprised how many non-History majors actually struggle with this!
Most likely community college students...
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Old 02-23-2014, 09:30 PM
 
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I don't think that it is that useless at all. I think that you can do a lot of things with this degree. Good luck!
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Old 02-24-2014, 01:52 PM
 
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You'll be surprised how many non-History majors actually struggle with this!
You'll be surprised by how many people struggle with it.
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Old 02-24-2014, 01:55 PM
 
Location: Prospect, KY
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History is a typical undergrad degree if you want to be an attorney and many other professions. My undergrad is in history and I developed education programs for an historic site. My son has his undergrad at UCLA and majored in history before graduating from law school. The study of history is good preparation for many advanced fields of study. To major successful in history you have to be a good writer, an objective, unbiased researcher and an avid reader and critical thinker (all terrific traits for most professions).
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